In their own words...Doug VondyWoodrow, ColoradoOwner of: <strong>BiG</strong> X 800 & <strong>BiG</strong> X 650Sold & Serviced By: Wickham Tractor CompanyFort Morgan, ColoradoI am the proud owner of two <strong>Krone</strong> <strong>BiG</strong> X Forage Harvesters.We have had really good luck with both machines, andthey keep our trucks busy from sun-up to sun-down. I am veryimpressed with their capacity, chop quality, and fuel efficiency.<strong>The</strong> feed roll cabinet is a superior feature on the <strong>BiG</strong>X. When we are chopping haylage, the material doesn’t wrapin the feed roll cabinet like I experienced with my previouschoppers. Also, having six pre-compression rolls is a very nicefeature. I have really noticed that I get a better chop quality inhaylage because of it.We are very impressed with the X-treme wear partspackage. <strong>The</strong>se parts coming standard in the machine savesmy operation time and money. <strong>The</strong>se hard-faced parts are verydurable, and they allow us to run longer without replacing thesecommon wear items. <strong>The</strong> longevity of the X-treme wear partsis substantial, and my operation has seen huge cost savingsbecause of them.<strong>The</strong> EasyCollect header is the best corn header on themarket in my opinion. <strong>The</strong> ease of use, simplistic design andfeeding really stand out over the competition. I truly believethat the way the EasyCollect header feeds the crop into the feedrolls is what results in a superior product coming out the spout.Mark and Loretta DeardorffDeardorff Family FarmsMacy, IndianaOwner of: <strong>BiG</strong> X 1000Sold & Serviced By: Parker & Sons EquipmentClaypool, IndianaIf you would have asked Mark Deardorff three yearsago if he would ever own a <strong>Krone</strong> Forage Harvester, he wouldhave told you no. He was quite pleased with the unit he hadat the time. However, his local <strong>Krone</strong> dealer, Parker & SonsEquipment, kept inquiring about demonstrating a <strong>BiG</strong> X on hisfarm. Mark finally agreed and they demonstrated a unit similarin size to what he was running, a <strong>BiG</strong> X 800, and an EasyCollectCorn Head that was two rows wider than the head currentlyon Mark’s chopper. During the demonstration, Mark liked the<strong>BiG</strong> X so much that he didn’t want to get out. After this experience,Mark took a longer and harder look at the <strong>BiG</strong> X. Marksays, “I really liked what I saw and was really impressed withthe design of the <strong>BiG</strong> X. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Krone</strong> is a lot heavier built thanthe competition. This helped me make my decision to purchasea <strong>BiG</strong> X.”<strong>The</strong> Deardorffs chop eight hundred acres of hay fivetimes a year as well as eleven hundred acres of corn for silage.<strong>The</strong>y milk six hundred cows of their own. Deardorff FamilyFarms also provides corn silage for a two thousand cow dairy inthe area and haylage for a thirty-five hundred cow dairy. This isthe reason they chose to purchase the <strong>BiG</strong> X 1000 instead of the<strong>BiG</strong> X 800 that they had demonstrated.“I never would have thought ten years ago that wecould chop the amounts that we are chopping today,” saysMark. He claims that his biggest day was when they choppedover five hundred acres of haylage. This statistic is very impressiveto most.Mark is also very pleased with the level of service theyare receiving from Parker & Sons and <strong>Krone</strong>. “Dealer service isexcellent!”Mark explains, “At the end of the day it all comesdown to efficiency. My overall efficiency has drastically increasedwith the <strong>Krone</strong> <strong>BiG</strong> X 1000. <strong>The</strong> faster I can cut, chop,haul, and get the product into storage, the better quality of feedI will have. What we are chopping now will be your feed forthe next year. <strong>The</strong> better job we do now, the better things willbe next year at this time.”4 - KroNews
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